How & Where to buy sharesAll share buying now starts with the opening of a CDS account with any stockbroker, and after March 20, you can register and pay for your allocation of shares. In addition, several banks and credit institutions will even finance purchase of Kengen shares.

Over the next month, all their offices will be full of investors opening CDS accounts and placing orders for shares. Customer service for retail investors is marginal at best at most stockbrokers, but it will be even worse during the IPO period as overworked staff rush to beat the deadline.

However, I have a bias towards stockbrokers/investment banks, which enable online account management and trading. These include;

Pro: Kengen is already profitable, still a monopoly, and energy sector shares are hot right now. E.g EA cables, KPLC.

Con: Have a single customer (KPLC), is a capital intensive company that can be affected by drought, will still be 70% government-owned & prone to interference (e.g. KPLC), lop sided IPO that favours employees, and past large IPO’s have taken many years for investors to achieve high returns e. g. KQ and Mumias.

Still, upside is good, but only as part of a balanced portfolio. I recommend an investment of not more than 1/3 of shares in Kengen, and everyday I caution people who are setting aside their entire savings/investments to buy Kengen shares to, in addition, seek value in other companies as well.

Enyewe Kengens Website doesn't appear to represent a World Class company. The latest news in their website is dated 3/4/2003. I wanted to redirect my Sis whose in the US to the site so that she can buy the shares but I am embarassed.

Hey bankelele, do you have any idea what's up with Francis Drummond? Are they overwhelmed or something? I have an active account with them and they are usually very good but this time they have ignored all my emails pertaining to my interest in Kengen. I even called them today (i'm based in the US) the number is engaged or does not go through!

am really determined to buy kengen shares but then ma fear is that i might be late and am looking forward to buy them by the beggining of april can they get finished by that time coz people are really scrubbling for them.